Someone paying 1,000 likely wants 100 hours of time as they will struggle with lots of stuff and blame someone other than themselves when they don't follow all the steps because they are lazy or don't want to put in the steps to lay the foundation.The foundation isn't sexy.

Choose a location with low-cost homeowners insurance because they have the lowest risk of natural disasters: Insurance - ValuePenguinIf you follow the above process, you will now have a short list of potential cities that are very likely to appreciate much faster than others due to their strong fundamentals.

I would follow-up with a letter as others have stated, but if no action was taken I would trim off any branches that over hang my property eliminating my own liability in the situation. 

Not following the requirements (within Seattle city limits will likely have additional rules and regulations) opens the seller up to liability.Additionally, the seller always has the option of offering "cash for keys" arrangement but be sure that no funds change hands until after the property is vacated and locks are changed.John

Keep pushing to get confirmation from your lender or consider asking for a reappraisal to make your case.

Closing was pushed off until January as they said they were back up.  

Also father/son dynamics at an age where the son is trying to establish his independence is trying on both of us.I did not push son in direction of RE, he considered various options and chose RE. 

Currently our primary source of bookings is Airbnb, followed by VRBO.

Pushing a redemption can offload your risk. 

HelloI’m currently in the process of selling a home and am under contract to purchase another home using 1031 exchange.The home I’m selling is under mine and my wife’s name personally. I understand to compete the 1031...